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of_o age_n yet_o to_o come_v will_v hereafter_o evidence_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n let_v we_o fee_v what_o he_o say_v in_o not._n martyrol_n ad_fw-la 16._o octobr._n he_o lay_v down_o these_o word_n scias_n falsam_fw-la &_o adulterinam_fw-la epistolam_fw-la illam_fw-la quae_fw-la fertur_fw-la nomine_fw-la bonifacii_n 2._o etc._n etc._n know_v that_o the_o epistle_n which_o be_v carry_v abroad_o in_o the_o name_n of_o boniface_n 2._o to_o eulalius_n bishop_n of_o alexandria_n which_o be_v extant_a and_o publish_v in_o the_o second_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o council_n of_o the_o latter_a edition_n be_v false_a and_o adulterate_a and_o speak_v concern_v the_o schism_n excommunication_n and_o reunion_n of_o the_o african_a church_n he_o say_v sihaec_fw-la vera_fw-la sunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n if_o these_o thing_n be_v true_a certain_o then_o all_o the_o martyr_n and_o confessor_n which_o be_v at_o that_o very_a time_n crown_v with_o martyrdom_n in_o the_o african_a church_n or_o otherwise_o wax_v famous_a by_o the_o merit_n of_o their_o eminent_a sanctity_n must_v be_v blot_v out_o of_o the_o list_n of_o saint_n which_o the_o hoyl_n roman_z church_n itself_o have_v in_o its_o martyrology_n number_v among_o the_o martyr_n or_o reckon_v among_o the_o confessor_n since_o it_o be_v most_o manifest_a by_o a_o thousand_o sentence_n of_o cyprian_a augustine_n and_o all_o the_o father_n that_o out_o of_o the_o church_n there_o can_v be_v no_o martyrdom_n nor_o any_o kind_n of_o sanctity_n if_o lie_n be_v always_o consistent_a truth_n will_v be_v amaze_v god_n do_v infatuate_a the_o counsel_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o turn_v their_o wisdom_n into_o foolishness_n they_o run_v into_o inconvenience_n sometime_o so_o great_a that_o they_o can_v be_v remedy_v can_v a_o lie_n shun_v all_o inconvenience_n and_o see_v to_o its_o interest_n on_o every_o side_n it_o will_v be_v as_o wife_n and_o perfect_a as_o truth_n itself_o quin_fw-la amplius_fw-la ex_fw-la collegis_fw-la aurelii_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n but_o yet_o further_o among_o other_o companion_n of_o aurelius_n the_o most_o holy_a father_n s._n augustine_n the_o most_o glorious_a beam_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n be_v accuse_v in_o that_o epistle_n who_o be_v cloud_v with_o the_o same_o 〈◊〉_d of_o schism_n must_v if_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v true_a be_v blot_v out_o of_o the_o class_n of_o the_o doctor_n of_o holy_a church_n out_o of_o the_o number_n of_o saint_n nay_o out_o of_o the_o martyrology_n nor_o only_o so_o but_o out_o of_o the_o calendar_n of_o the_o holy_a roman_a church_n for_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o after_o the_o aforesaid_a aurelius_n he_o depart_v this_o life_n within_o the_o space_n of_o the_o time_n beforementioned_a what_o shall_v i_o reckon_v the_o fulgentiuse_n the_o eugeniuse_n and_o other_o almost_o innumerable_a man_n most_o famous_a for_o holiness_n and_o learning_n to_o be_v account_v in_o the_o same_o condition_n it_o be_v a_o common_a artifice_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o propagate_v these_o forgery_n as_o far_o as_o they_o be_v able_a by_o they_o to_o possess_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n with_o great_a apprehension_n of_o the_o pope_n high_a and_o infallible_a power_n and_o if_o at_o at_o any_o time_n they_o be_v detect_v to_o cast_v the_o blame_n on_o private_a person_n while_o the_o church_n be_v free_a they_o pretend_v from_o such_o abomination_n i_o desire_v you_o to_o note_v therefore_o that_o the_o holy_a roman_a church_n itself_o be_v the_o author_n of_o her_o martyrology_n and_o kalendar_n and_o that_o the_o holy_a roman_a church_n herself_o have_v canonize_v her_o saint_n and_o make_v holiday_n and_o put_v they_o into_o her_o breviaries_n and_o it_o be_v this_o very_a holy_a roman_a church_n that_o put_v the_o counterfeit_a council_n of_o sinuessa_n into_o her_o martyrology_n the_o lie_a legend_n of_o sylvester_n into_o the_o roman_a breviary_n authorize_v by_o three_o pope_n and_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n and_o her_o counterfeit_a decretal_n among_o her_o law_n in_o all_o her_o consistory_n and_o ecclesiastical_a court_n of_o high_a judicature_n so_o that_o if_o baronius_n do_v not_o 〈◊〉_d the_o roman_a church_n be_v liable_a to_o the_o charge_n of_o these_o bastard-antiquity_n for_o which_o cause_n he_o may_v well_o break_v out_o into_o that_o angry_a 〈◊〉_d eccè_fw-la in_o quod_fw-la diserimen_fw-la ibid._n vnus_fw-la isidoru_v mercator_fw-la illarum_fw-la epistolarum_fw-la collector_n res_fw-la nostras_fw-la adduxit_fw-la ut_fw-la ex_fw-la 〈◊〉_d parte_fw-la periclitari_fw-la videatur_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la etc._n etc._n behold_v into_o what_o peril_n one_o isidore_n mercator_n the_o collector_n of_o those_o epistle_n have_v bring_v out_o affair_n so_o that_o the_o church_n seem_v on_o that_o side_n to_o be_v endanger_v if_o we_o shall_v say_v those_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v collect_v or_o rather_o 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d and_o certain_a if_o the_o roman_a church_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d in_o baronius_n his_o judgement_n 〈◊〉_d be_v utter_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d importance_n do_v he_o only_a 〈◊〉_d the_o thing_n to_o be_v feign_v rather_o than_o 〈◊〉_d which_o their_o great_a 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o isidore_n their_o first_o author_n but_o his_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o hazard_n which_o the_o roman_a church_n run_v be_v more_o for_o they_o have_v so_o many_o subterfuge_n about_o the_o roman_a church_n that_o it_o be_v more_o difficult_a to_o find_v it_o than_o to_o vanquish_v it_o it_o be_v not_o the_o pope_n in_o a_o formal_a council_n that_o excommunicate_v the_o church_n of_o africa_n or_o that_o put_v her_o saint_n first_o into_o the_o roman_a 〈◊〉_d yet_o it_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d roman_n church_n and_o indeed_o if_o the_o holy_a roman_a church_n and_o her_o authority_n be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o her_o mass_n book_n and_o breviaries_n her_o court_n and_o consistory_n her_o law_n and_o 〈◊〉_d her_o martyrology_n and_o calendar_n her_o pope_n and_o doctor_n i_o know_v not_o where_o to_o meet_v
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pope_n that_o sit_v from_o s._n peter_n to_o the_o year_n 300._o in_o which_o calvin_n and_o the_o magdenburgenses_n confess_v the_o primacy_n to_o be_v plain_o assert_v and_o that_o those_o bishop_n be_v holy_a man_n and_o true_a bishop_n but_o they_o say_v the_o epistle_n be_v forge_v and_o new_a and_o false_o father_v on_o those_o bishop_n in_o this_o class_n he_o affirm_v these_o holy_a father_n do_v clear_o assert_v the_o primacy_n clemens_n in_o his_o first_o epistle_n anacletus_fw-la in_o his_o three_o evaristus_n epist._n 1._o pius_fw-la epist._n 1_o and_o 2._o anicetus_n epist._n 1._o victor_n epist._n 1._o zephirinus_n epist._n 1._o calixtus_n epist._n 1._o lucius_n epist._n 1._o marcellus_n in_o epist._n 1._o eusebius_n epist._n 3._o melchiade_n epist._n 〈◊〉_d marcus_n epist._n 1._o after_o this_o he_o say_v quamvis_fw-la aliquos_fw-la errores_fw-la etc._n etc._n though_o i_o can_v deny_v but_o that_o some_o error_n be_v creep_v into_o they_o and_o dare_v not_o affirm_v that_o they_o be_v indubitable_a yet_o i_o doubt_v not_o at_o all_o but_o that_o they_o be_v very_o ancient_a as_o if_o a_o old_a deed_n be_v call_v into_o question_n and_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n make_v certain_a that_o it_o be_v a_o real_a forgery_n he_o that_o hold_v his_o possession_n by_o it_o shall_v say_v it_o have_v be_v interline_v indeed_o and_o corrupt_v in_o many_o place_n but_o it_o be_v very_o old_a let_v we_o see_v however_o what_o his_o reason_n be_v for_o the_o antiquity_n of_o it_o he_o be_v rough_a with_o his_o opponent_n and_o tell_v we_o the_o magdeburgenses_n do_v lie_v when_o they_o say_v cent._n 2._o cap._n 7._o near_o the_o end_n that_o no_o author_n worthy_a of_o credit_n ever_o cite_v these_o epistle_n before_o charles_n the_o great_a for_o isidore_n who_o be_v 200_o year_n old_a than_o charles_n the_o great_a in_o the_o proem_n of_o his_o collection_n of_o the_o holy_a canon_n say_v that_o by_o the_o advice_n of_o 80_o bishop_n he_o collect_v canon_n out_o of_o the_o epistle_n of_o clement_n anacletus_fw-la etc._n etc._n isidore_n do_v indeed_o begin_v to_o flourish_v near_o to_o the_o year_n 610._o so_o that_o bellarmine_n take_v he_o right_a for_o the_o same_o isidore_n bishop_n of_o hispalis_n but_o have_v he_o well_o examine_v the_o matter_n he_o will_v have_v forbear_v to_o give_v the_o lie_n to_o man_n more_o in_o the_o right_n than_o himself_o confide_v in_o the_o rot_a antiquity_n of_o this_o counterfeit_n isidore_n for_o isidore_v preface_n be_v a_o counterfeit_n too_o make_v on_o purpose_n to_o countenance_v the_o forgery_n not_o 200_o year_n old_a than_o charles_n the_o great_a thing_n after_o the_o death_n of_o isidore_n its_o pretend_a author_n be_v mention_v in_o the_o same_o dr_n reynolds_n in_o his_o conference_n with_o 〈◊〉_d hart_n have_v smart_o check_v he_o for_o his_o fourscore_o bishop_n out_o of_o one_o isidore_n ask_v he_o about_o what_o year_n of_o christ_n isidore_n do_v die_v how_o do_v genebrard_n write_v because_o genebrard_n be_v heart_n most_o admire_v author_n he_o answer_v about_o the_o year_n 637._o as_o he_o prove_v out_o of_o vasaeus_n ask_v he_o when_o the_o general_a council_n of_o constantinople_n under_o agatho_n be_v keep_v he_o answer_v in_o the_o year_n 681._o or_o 682._o or_o thereabouts_o then_o isidore_n be_v dead_a above_o 〈◊〉_d year_n say_v reynolds_n before_o that_o general_a council_n he_o be_v say_v hart_n but_o what_o of_o that_o of_o that_o it_o do_v follow_v that_o the_o preface_n write_v in_o isidores_n name_n and_o set_v before_o the_o council_n to_o purchase_v credit_n to_o those_o epistle_n be_v a_o counterfeit_n and_o not_o isidore_n for_o in_o that_o preface_n there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o the_o general_n council_n of_o constantinople_n hold_v against_o bishop_n macarius_n and_o stephanus_n in_o the_o time_n of_o pope_n agatho_n and_o the_o emperor_n constantine_n which_o 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v hold_v above_o 40_o year_n after_o isidore_n 〈◊〉_d dead_a by_o 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